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Any idea what year a 0938 serial number would indicate?

I have a 2017 Jazz Bass. Natural body, maple neck. Love the thing. The serial number on the neck points to a white bass on the Fender serial number database. But the body does have a stamp saying it’s natural. Both the neck and body are from 2017. So what gives? Is this common? A quirk of a...

Trying to figure out when/where my Spector was made. I recall buying it in the early 90s and it originally came with passive pickups. I cannot locate a serial number anywhere.

Hello "Low Enders". I'm trying to identify this "Fender Precision Bass" but I cannot find a serial number anywhere. I was told it was a mid-90s Mexican-manufactured P-Bass and I know that the bridge has been replaced with a BadAss Bass II bridge. I'm not sure if the tuners have been replaced as...

Hi, i recently bought myself an Aria pro 2 Sb1000b with the serial number 24508133. I sadly couldnt find any information about, so any help is very much appreciated :)

Hi. I found this bass and the seller told me that the neck is made in japan and the body is MIA in 75’ or 76’ but there is only a letter stamp on the neck pocket which is “S” letter. I am not an expert and I could not figure out if Fender adds a serial number or any date on the body. I am...

I recently bought a Charvel bass from Reverb and was hoping someone would help me with the serial number. I'm guessing it is from 1980 but ofc I could be entirely wrong

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Hello. I have a Roscoe Century Standard 5 (#A009) that I purchased used from GC and I’ve been unable to determine when it was made. I searched for a reference site and found none, and emailed Roscoe Guitars a while ago but didn’t get a response. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks, Asher

I'm looking at an Ibanez BTB 5 string bass and cannot decipher the serial number in the photo provided. It is marked 'Korea' and the SN appears to read WZC21xx1, with 2 of the digits obscured/rubbed off. Based on Korean SN schemes I can find on the interwebs, I can get W (World Musical...

Happy new year BassPeople! I have played a P-Bass for the past 10 years and love it. I wanted to look it up on the Fender serial number site, but it comes up as Champion amp built in 2000. Well, that's not right.... Any advice?

Hi there! I wrote a couple of weeks back that I had picked up a Univox lucite bass. And almost put it back down, dang it's heavy. Anyway I have questions: Is the pick-guard the original? Everything else on the bass looks original. Where would I find the serial number? Is there a database for...

Any Washburn-wizards here? I have this quite worn but still cool as hell Washburn Force 8 bass that I purchased like two years ago. I know nothing about Washburn basses (or basses in general really) and I spent quite a lot of time trying to figure out the year of manufacture for my bass. I...

I need help dating this Cort bass. The last two numbers suggest it might be a 1983 but I don't want to assume that's how Cort labels it. I couldn't find much information online. Any insight would be appreciated. :)

Im a bit of a buyer/seller type of bassist. Im really into guitars and string instruments really. I like looking at them, and for them to buy and I’ve got a (imo) good handle on prices and spotting a bargain. So this morning (uk) on the dreaded Facebook marketplace pops up an “bass guitar”...

Had my eye on a Burns reissue for a while. I had been tracking the Marquee Club but then a Bison came up and from what I read it's a higher quality version of a very similar thing. Plus, the seller was in Poland and my band had a show in Poland not too far away from him. Kizmet, right? There...

I purchased a Schecter Diamond Series (Indonesian) Raiden Special 5 at an auction for $200 about 3 years ago. I've been looking for info regarding the SN: 3115 8443 7. Does anyone have any idea as to when this bass was made? Oh, I just now joined and already this looks like a nice group. Thanks.

Greetings! I have a question about the serial number. Bass AtelierZ M265 with number 033802 I can't find out the year and specification of the bass Please help! Thanks to

Hi, I recently aquired this Gibson G3 but i can't find any serial number. Can someone help me identify it ? Is it a fake ?

Hello there fellow bass players! I'm having trouble figuring out when my ampeg amp and cabinets where made. Any kind soul wanna help me out? I'm posting pics of the serial number beneath. sorry for my bad English, Swedish person here heh..

I'm thinking of buying a used Epiphone Rivoli bass off craigslist however the serial number is a bit confusing. From what I can tell, the "R" at the beginning means it was made in the Peerless factory in Korea, the "94" means its a 1994 model, but then the "P" confuses me since Epiphone...

Dear bass-friends, My Fender Precision unfortunately got stolen in March 88 in Amsterdam. 32 Years later I decided to start a search to find it and get it back! This starts with identifying the exact serial number. Regrettably, I don't have any more details then the attached pictures. As far I...

I'm looking to buy a MIM Fender Jazz Bass on Craigslist, and the seller says there is no serial number on the guitar. Given this, he has suggested that I come try the bass in person to make sure it works as it should. Are there any ways to 1) Verify that it is a legitimate fender bass, and 2)...

Hello, First post, longtime lurker, love this site! So I can't believe my first post is in the double bass section. I just acquired one, and admittedly know not much about them. I'm hoping to identify this beat up bass, and figure out whether it's worth fixing. The guy I got it from had...

Does anyone know what the serial number on a Ken Smith Bass means? And if so, how much it would be worth? Serial number is 6M112698A . Thank you all again!!

I have a brand new bass listed on Reverb. The photos show the serial number. A scammer recently contacted the builder of the bass, gave him the serial number, and said the preamp is bad in his new bass and he needs a new preamp, and he is in Indonesia now. The builder asked him for a photo of...

Hi. I have a Fender Jazz Bass with no serial on the head (back of neck sanded all the way down) - it's legit though. I knew it was a 1996 American when I got it 6 years ago, but I still wanted to know the specific model at some point, but was in no rush to do so. And then a week ago I finally...

I am trying to buy a bass, it's Fender Jazz Bass Japan Custom Edition from 91'. The owner says it doesn't have a serial number on it anywhere but he apparently contacted with Fender and they said that some of the basses from Japan at that time didn't have serial numbers on them. It plays and...

Hi All! I've been going through some old things and found this "Fender Jazz Bass". However I cannot determine if this guitar is authentic, something thrown together, or just a straight up fake. I plugged it in and it sounds fine but I can't find a serial number or anything on it! Also...

Hello, I usually lurk here and don't post anything unless something seriously annoys me, or if I have something particularly useful to contribute. As many are aware, Pedulla has now retired and is no longer making basses or offering repairs. Most of the website is no longer accessible, but...

Hello, I just bought a second hand Fender PP bass with EMG pickups and I'm wondering if it really is the real deal since it has no serial number.

Hi folks, With the new format of the Carl Thompson basses website (ctbasses.com) I am trying to gather as much information and photos of Carl's work as possible. The instruments are now categorized by type and serial number, and I estimate I have around 70% cataloged, and of those about 70%...

I’ve found plenty of resources online for dating fender instruments by serial number, neck, body, and pot dates, but I can’t find anything indicating when they changed the layout for the logo & serial number. When did they switch from putting the MIM and serial number on the from to the back, as...

I'm researching vintage Rickenbacker basses for a possible purchase. In looking up the serial #s, it appears that the number one sometimes looks like a "1" and sometimes it looks a capital letter I. And sometimes it actually is a capital letter I. From what I have seen, it looks like at some...

Hey there... I've been looking everywhere online about this bass. I bought it from a Friend. If anyone has a clue, Please let me know!

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